SOLUTION: Two trains 500 miles apart accidentally are on the same track heading toward each other. The passenger train is traveling 80mph while the frieght train is traveling 40mph. a dispat

Question 653988: Two trains 500 miles apart accidentally are on the same track heading toward each other. The passenger train is traveling 80mph while the frieght train is traveling 40mph. a dispatcher discover the error and warns them 1 minute before they collide. how far apart were they when they were warned?
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Two trains 500 miles apart accidentally are on the same track heading toward each other.
The passenger train is traveling 80mph while the freight train is traveling 40mph.
a dispatcher discover the error and warns them 1 minute before they collide.
how far apart were they when they were warned?
:
Objects going toward each other the effective speed is their sum
80 + 40 = 120 mph
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How far will be traveled in 1 minute at 120 mph? (hr)
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Dist = *120 = 2 miles
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